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James Miller wrote:
>
> When you finally got xvesa running, Steven, at what 
> color depth did it run?  

I specified 16 (same as my /etc/XF86Config).  Whether
it actually came up in 16bit or 8bit color, I don't know.  
256 colors is plenty for me.  Apparently Sindi wants more
than that.

> Do you think she got an 8 bit version, 

Perhaps.  From what limited info there is about Xvesa, 
some things can be left out when you compile it (to make
it smaller/faster).

> Or is there maybe some other reason she's not getting 
> more than 8 bit color?

It is always possible that a particular piece of hardware
will produce an unusual result (especially when you 
mix'n'match components).  However, I assume that Sindi
is trying Xvesa on several of her machines?

Cheers,
Steven